Flying high
Jun 29 2009
Retail Wrap >>

The newly -constructed R2,3b multi-level Central Terminal Building (CTB) at O.R. Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg, which forms part of the major upgrade that the airport is presently undergoing, became fully operational on 1 April 2009, creating a link between the existing two terminals and taking the airport into a new era. 

A large variety of retail stores, fast food outlets and restaurants can be found on the mezzanine of the Central Terminal Building, catering for the 13 million travelers that make use of O.R. Tambo each year. These include Fournos, Anat, Gloria Jean’s Coffees, Juicy Lucy, House of Coffees, Ocean Basket, Nandos, KFC, Spur and Panarotti’s, as well as flowers, jewellery, clothing, footwear, sweets and snacks, pharmacy, cosmetics, fragrances, electronics, liquor, tobacco, books and music outlets.

One of the most recent additions to the CTB retail concourse at O.R. Tambo is a compact, boutiquestyle 550m2 Woolworths store, which offers a mix of food, fashion, beauty, homeware and digital products.

Woolworths says the product offer was carefully selected to meet the needs of both local residents and international visitors, “whether they are shopping for a gift on the way out, or picking up groceries on the way home.”

The variety and convenience of the range is designed to appeal to both travellers and airport staff, with fresh, readyto-eat takeaways such as sandwiches and rolls, muffins, salads, baguettes, brownies, pastries, smoothies, seasonal fresh juices and Woolworths organic coffees, prepared to order by a qualified barista.

Chief executive of Woolworths, Simon Susman, says, “This new store allows us to provide a higher level of convenience for the traveller. Customers will be able to pick up necessities on their way home, or last minute gifts on their way out of Johannesburg. It also provides the ideal opportunity for the hundreds of thousands of visitors who pass through O.R. Tambo each year to get to know Woolies quality and service.”.

Source: www.supermarket.co.za, May 2009